"U-Turn" | ||||
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Single by Usher | ||||
from the album 8701 | ||||
Released | March 11, 2002 | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Jermaine Dupri | |||
Usher singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"U-Turn" on YouTube |
"U-Turn" is a song by American singer Usher. It written by Usher, Jermaine Dupri, and Bryan-Michael Cox for his third studio album, 8701 (2001), while production was helmed by Dupri and Cox. The song also references Michael Jackson and Bobby Brown and also refers to the crunk style of rap making it one of the first mainstream R&B tracks to refer to that style.
The song was released as the album's fourth international single on March 11, 2002. "U-Turn" reached the top 10 in Australia, the top 20 in the UK and Switzerland and was a top 40 hit in the Netherlands. The single was not released in the US.